14 ft LOA. Weighs in at 42lbs.
Kayak Building Resources There are lots of different plans and methods of kayak building. I just finished a Guillimot 14' Sea Kayak made from...
Finally finished with the kayak! I have been having trouble posting pics. Here goes again
Here is a link to an article from Chesapeake Light Craft about using luan: http://www.clcboats.com/shoptips/stitch_glue/lauan_plywood.html...
What thickness is your luan? How well will the luan stand up to being submerged? I always thought it was used for making interior doors.
What type of boat are you building?
Lapstrake Pram Have you heard of a spiling batten? It is a benchmade device that allows you to capture the shape of a plank from the mould...
Just spent a large portion of today creating cedar sawdust. I routed the beads and coves on over 1000 linear feet of 3/4 in cedar strips for the...
Hello again friends! I was here a few years ago when I was building my 12ft lapstrake sailing dingy. You all were so helpful and encouraging....
It is amazing that ingenious and determined folks can produce great looking boats in spartan conditions. What kind of plywood is your boat...
Hello again everybody! It has been over a year since my last post. I built the lapstrake sailing dinghy with all of your help. I have started...
Woke up above the ground today, so I guess that makes it a "good day" I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas. flydog
Big Build Try building something small like I did first. The 12 ft dinghy that I made took me 9 months and taxed my woodworking skills to the...
Corrosion The strip is actually a brass half-oval held on by silicon bronze screws. flydoghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/9381061@N02/
Corrosion I trailer the boat and it only goes to a lake. I did use SS screws to hold the keel to the bottom. the rails are wood held on by...
My boat is too new for this! I believe that I have a case of galvanic corrosion on my recently built boat. I attached a brass half-oval to the...
Bent Skeg Does your boat motor have electric trim? If so, does it still pull to the right after being trimmed? The reason I ask is that I use...
Photo It is a photo from a Nikon Coolpix pocket digital camera. It does do an acceptable job.
No I did not flunk spelling I need to preview my posts better and check the spelling! Hey Bergalia, everyone loves the photoshop you did! flydog
Hey guys n gals! Hear's another photo on the water. flydog
